How to prepare for low temperatures this week

On January 8, 2025By Littum

SAN ANTONIO
– Se espera que el clima frío persists durante large parte de esta semana.

A continuation, se presented algunos consejos de preparación del sitio web de la Ciudad de San Antonio:

Población sin refugio

El Departamento de Servicios Humanos de San Antonio is collaborating with community partners to open additional spaces for temporary nocturnal shelters for those who do not have a place to stay warm.

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The following partners are offering refugios nocturnos temporales:

Corazón San Antonio en Grace Lutheran Church
Communities Under the Bridge (CUB)
Refugio de SAMMinistries (Holiday Inn)
Haven for Hope en asociación con Endeavors

The program de alcance callejero del Departamento de Servicios Humanos (DHS Street Outreach) will be operational 24 hours from Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January.

La Línea de Conexión Comunitaria de la ciudad (210-207-1799) operates 24 hours a day until Friday to provide up-to-date information on refuges and connect people to their home with resources, including transport for sumlimini fríostros.

Heating

Verify that your heater is working correctly. You have a model of gas that is not good enough.
Replace El Filtro de aire.
Place a detector of monoxido de carbono in an armario del Calefactor to guarantee functionality.
Call an unprofessional para solucent cualquier problema.

Electric heaters

Use a model with protección contra caídas que se apague automaticamente si se inclina.
Connection of cable to calentador routing a la pared, no one protects against sobretensiones.
Keep the heater at least a meter away from inflammable materials such as blankets, curtains or clothing.
Do not put it under the desk.
Apáguelo y desenchúfelo al salir de la habitación o antes de dormir.

Tuberías

Aunque no se espera una helada severa esta semana, es aconsejable proteger las piperenas y grifos.

Envuelva las pipes exteriores or aquellas expuestas a bajas temperatures.
Use cubiertas protectoras en grifos exteriores o deje correr el agua.
En casas más antiguas, que podría no estar bien islasadas, deje correr el agua en lavabos ubicados en paredes exteriores.

Mascotas

Traiga a las mascotas al interior to mantenerlas calientes. Si no es posible, proporcioneles refugio contra el viento.

La ley estatal prohíbe atar perros con cadenas de cualquier tamaño en cualquier momento. It also establishes that dogs cannot be exposed to the air freely and unattended in the case of officially defined extreme weather conditions or if the animal is in serious danger, such as when the exterior temperature is lower than 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

The infringers could face confiscation of their pets, fines of up to $2,000 and 180 days in jail in case of recidivism.

To report an animal that is frio, lam al 311.

Plants

Leve las plantas en macetas al interior.
Cover the plants exposed to the cold.

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